If anyone questions the 2 bucket method........
18 July 2007, 03:29 PM
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i've only started doing this with my mr2(scooby will be replacing it soon lol)and it amazes me how much dirt and grit are left in the 'rinse' bucket,i've been ignorant in my car cleaning until recently
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22 July 2007, 10:04 PM
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with the 2 bucket method you use 2 buckets. 1 with the clean soapy water in (clean bucket) the other with plain cold or warm water (dirty bucket). Then when you use your washmit, before dipping back in the clean bucket you rinse it out in the dirty bucket. don't let the mit drop to the bottom of the bucket unless you use a grit guard. other wise it'll pick up all the muck you've taken off - see first pic above.
the method avoids the fine scratches on your painwork that you get by using a sponge and one bucket.
there's more info on the polished bliss site
the method avoids the fine scratches on your painwork that you get by using a sponge and one bucket.
there's more info on the polished bliss site
27 July 2007, 11:59 AM
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No way should you have had that much coarse grit on the sponge in the first place
What about hosing/pressure washing it over before you begin with the sponge?
What about hosing/pressure washing it over before you begin with the sponge?
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recently got asked this by a young lass on another local forum i frequent. this was my reply...
"il explain...
you fill a bucket up with soapy suds, and proceed to wash your car. thing is, the sponge/mitt that your rubbing your car with is obviously taking off the dirt. now when you dip the sponge/mitt into the bucket again, your basically rinsing the dirt into the clean soapy water. so eventually the water gets dirtier, but the bits of dirt that you keep picking up, will get rubbed back onto the car, scracthing the paintowork.
with two buckets (which is what i do), you fill bucket 1 with soapy suds, and bucket two with just plain warm water. then you rub the car down bit by bit as before, but after each rub/panel, you dip your mitt/sponge into the plain warm water bucket, and squeeze/rinse off all the dirt and grime. then you dip the sponge/mitt into the soapy water bucket, and carry on.
its not perfect, but by the end of washing your car, the plain water bucket is filthy, and the soapy bucket, although nearly empty, is still relatively clean. it drastically reduces scratches to your car. the little fine ones that show up in sunlight. and its easier to rinse your car off afterwards, as there isnt any dirt/resedue left afterwards by using the same dirty bucket.
personally i swear by it, and any detailer/pro in the business swears by it too. takes a little longer to wash your car, but really worth it. ive washed/waxed my car over the course of two days, in stages. will take a pic in 5 mins and show you. for an 8 year old car, looks nice i think"
then one of the admins came along and mentioned this is how he cleans his car (wont mention what it os or show pics for fear of being burned at the stake
"personally i wash the car about 4 times using 4 buckets of soapy water.
the first stage will get rid of all the hard dirt, then the second stage i use a meguiars wash mitt and this helps by holding onto the dirt bits deep in the mitt so that they dont come into contact with the bodywork and there for not scratching the paint. then the 3rd bucket is used to clean me alloys and the 4th to clean me exhaust and arch liners.
then after that i rinse the car with about 4-5 bucket of cold water to get rid of the soap suds, then leather the whole car and proceed to polish"
ok i thought, rather strange and not particularly good for your car in my eyes, and i replied with this...
"personal preference but if you did that on my car, you would see the scratches straight away. silver has to be the most forgiving colour.
using megs products does help, but i tend to follow what the expert say.
also i tend to wash a few panels at a time, and then dry. otherwose in the sun i get terrible scorch/droplet marks on the bodywork. red is not as forgiving lol. but the results are super duper whn done properly."
just waiting for a responce from the admin dude. either that or he bans me for arguing hes doing it all wrong lol.
"il explain...
you fill a bucket up with soapy suds, and proceed to wash your car. thing is, the sponge/mitt that your rubbing your car with is obviously taking off the dirt. now when you dip the sponge/mitt into the bucket again, your basically rinsing the dirt into the clean soapy water. so eventually the water gets dirtier, but the bits of dirt that you keep picking up, will get rubbed back onto the car, scracthing the paintowork.
with two buckets (which is what i do), you fill bucket 1 with soapy suds, and bucket two with just plain warm water. then you rub the car down bit by bit as before, but after each rub/panel, you dip your mitt/sponge into the plain warm water bucket, and squeeze/rinse off all the dirt and grime. then you dip the sponge/mitt into the soapy water bucket, and carry on.
its not perfect, but by the end of washing your car, the plain water bucket is filthy, and the soapy bucket, although nearly empty, is still relatively clean. it drastically reduces scratches to your car. the little fine ones that show up in sunlight. and its easier to rinse your car off afterwards, as there isnt any dirt/resedue left afterwards by using the same dirty bucket.
personally i swear by it, and any detailer/pro in the business swears by it too. takes a little longer to wash your car, but really worth it. ive washed/waxed my car over the course of two days, in stages. will take a pic in 5 mins and show you. for an 8 year old car, looks nice i think"
then one of the admins came along and mentioned this is how he cleans his car (wont mention what it os or show pics for fear of being burned at the stake
"personally i wash the car about 4 times using 4 buckets of soapy water.
the first stage will get rid of all the hard dirt, then the second stage i use a meguiars wash mitt and this helps by holding onto the dirt bits deep in the mitt so that they dont come into contact with the bodywork and there for not scratching the paint. then the 3rd bucket is used to clean me alloys and the 4th to clean me exhaust and arch liners.
then after that i rinse the car with about 4-5 bucket of cold water to get rid of the soap suds, then leather the whole car and proceed to polish"
ok i thought, rather strange and not particularly good for your car in my eyes, and i replied with this...
"personal preference but if you did that on my car, you would see the scratches straight away. silver has to be the most forgiving colour.
using megs products does help, but i tend to follow what the expert say.
also i tend to wash a few panels at a time, and then dry. otherwose in the sun i get terrible scorch/droplet marks on the bodywork. red is not as forgiving lol. but the results are super duper whn done properly."
just waiting for a responce from the admin dude. either that or he bans me for arguing hes doing it all wrong lol.
02 August 2007, 07:55 AM
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I must admit, you can`t beat the 2 bucket method. My neighbours think I`m crazy using two, but hey they don`t drive a Scooby.
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06 August 2007, 12:38 PM
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